Indian Wells, CA- For the second year in a row, ACU Men's Tennis won the GSAC Tournament Championship after they beat OUAZ 5-2 in Thursday's final.  The Firestorm earned the automatic bid to advance to the NAIA National Championships in May.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian - 5, OUAZ - 2
• Records: Arizona Christian - 18-1, OUAZ – 11-7
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian - 12, OUAZ – not ranked
• Location: Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, CA

Inside Box Score

• Like in the semis, Theo Preiswerk and Andres Vasquez opened the scoring with a win at doubles three
• OUAZ won on court one before Daniel Superlano and Lucas Monterroso pulled off the 9-8 tiebreak for a 2-1 lead
• Patrick Schaub carried the momentum into singles as he won 6-0 and 6-2 on court six
• Enzo Douillac pushed ACU out to a 4-1 edge after winning 6-0 and 6-3 on court one
• The Spirit made it 4-2 with a win on three
• On court two, Superlano took set one 6-4 and was up 3-2 before his opponent retired giving ACU the championship
• ACU heads to the NAIA Championships for the third straight year

Scores v OUAZ

Doubles

1. COUTO, Eduardo/REYES, Andres (OUAZ) def. DOUILLAC, Enzo/MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) 8-5

2. MONTERROSO, Lucas/SUPERLANO, Daniel (ACU) def. COUTO, Leonardo/MAURIN, Noel (OUAZ) 9-8 (7-2)

3. VASQUEZ, Andres/PREISWERK, Theo (ACU) def. TODD, Austin/PETRIE, Jordan (OUAZ) 8-2

Singles

1. DOUILLAC, Enzo (ACU) def. COUTO, Eduardo (OUAZ) 6-0, 6-3

2. SUPERLANO, Daniel (ACU) def. REYES, Andres (OUAZ) 6-4, 3-2, retired

3. COUTO, Leonardo (OUAZ) def. MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) 6-4, 6-1

4. PREISWERK, Theo (ACU) vs. MAURIN, Noel (OUAZ) 7-6 (7-2), 3-0, unfinished

5. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) vs. KIM, Dong Hyun (OUAZ) 6-4, 2-3, unfinished

6. SCHAUB, Patrick (ACU) def. DEROMAS, Eric (OUAZ) 6-0, 6-2

Thoughts from Coach Southern

"Doubles was definitely the difference in the match.  When they beat us at home this year we ended up losing all three of the doubles matches.  Theo and Andres got the team off to a great start with a convincing win at the three spot.  The top two courts came down to the wire.  Danny and Lucas were able to pull their match out in the tiebreak.  Very similar to yesterday against Westmont.  With the lead in heading into singles I thought that helped us play with confidence.  Star of the match is definitely our Freshman Patrick- stepping up at six singles and dominating his opponent. Roll Storm."

Up Next

Beginning on May 14, Arizona Christian will be in Mobile, AL, to participate in the NAIA National Championships at the Mobile Tennis Center.  Their opponent and time will be disclosed in the near future.